Bank of Scotland Beneficiaries API
The Beneficiaries API from Bank of Scotland — 2 operation(s) for beneficiaries.
The Beneficiaries API from Bank of Scotland — 2 operation(s) for beneficiaries.
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Account and Transaction API Specification Beneficiaries API
description: 'Swagger for Account and Transaction API Specification.
**Please Note**: There are no optional fields, if a field is not marked as “Required” it is a Conditional field.
'
termsOfService: https://www.openbanking.org.uk/terms
contact:
name: Service Desk
email: ServiceDesk@openbanking.org.uk
license:
name: open-licence
url: https://www.openbanking.org.uk/open-licence
version: 4.0.1
servers:
- url: /open-banking/v4.0/aisp
tags:
- name: Beneficiaries
paths:
/accounts/{AccountId}/beneficiaries:
get:
tags:
- Beneficiaries
summary: Get Beneficiaries for an AccountId
description: Enables an AISP to retrieve Beneficiary information for a specific PSU account.
operationId: GetAccountsAccountIdBeneficiaries
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-fapi-auth-date'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-fapi-customer-ip-address'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-fapi-interaction-id'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/Authorization'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-customer-user-agent'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-client-id'
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/200AccountsAccountIdBeneficiariesRead'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/400Error'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/401Error'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/403Error'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/404Error'
'405':
$ref: '#/components/responses/405Error'
'406':
$ref: '#/components/responses/406Error'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/429Error'
'500':
$ref: '#/components/responses/500Error'
security:
- PSUOAuth2Security:
- accounts
/beneficiaries:
get:
tags:
- Beneficiaries
summary: Get Beneficiaries
description: Enables an AISP to retrieve Beneficiary information for account(s) that the PSU has consented to.
operationId: GetBeneficiaries
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-fapi-auth-date'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-fapi-customer-ip-address'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-fapi-interaction-id'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/Authorization'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-customer-user-agent'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-client-id'
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/200BeneficiariesRead'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/400Error'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/401Error'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/403Error'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/404Error'
'405':
$ref: '#/components/responses/405Error'
'406':
$ref: '#/components/responses/406Error'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/429Error'
'500':
$ref: '#/components/responses/500Error'
security:
- PSUOAuth2Security:
- accounts
components:
responses:
500Error:
description: Internal Server Error
headers:
x-fapi-interaction-id:
description: An RFC4122 UID used as a correlation id.
required: true
schema:
type: string
content:
application/json; charset=utf-8:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBErrorResponse1'
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBErrorResponse1'
application/jose+jwe:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBErrorResponse1'
403Error:
description: Forbidden
headers:
x-fapi-interaction-id:
description: An RFC4122 UID used as a correlation id.
required: true
schema:
type: string
content:
application/json; charset=utf-8:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBErrorResponse1'
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBErrorResponse1'
application/jose+jwe:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBErrorResponse1'
406Error:
description: Not Acceptable
headers:
x-fapi-interaction-id:
description: An RFC4122 UID used as a correlation id.
required: true
schema:
type: string
200AccountsAccountIdBeneficiariesRead:
description: Beneficiaries Read
headers:
x-fapi-interaction-id:
description: An RFC4122 UID used as a correlation id.
required: true
schema:
type: string
RateLimit-Policy:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Policy'
RateLimit:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit'
content:
application/json; charset=utf-8:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBReadBeneficiary5'
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBReadBeneficiary5'
application/jose+jwe:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBReadBeneficiary5'
404Error:
description: Not found
headers:
x-fapi-interaction-id:
description: An RFC4122 UID used as a correlation id.
required: true
schema:
type: string
400Error:
description: Bad request
headers:
x-fapi-interaction-id:
description: An RFC4122 UID used as a correlation id.
required: true
schema:
type: string
content:
application/json; charset=utf-8:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBErrorResponse1'
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBErrorResponse1'
application/jose+jwe:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBErrorResponse1'
401Error:
description: Unauthorized
headers:
x-fapi-interaction-id:
description: An RFC4122 UID used as a correlation id.
required: true
schema:
type: string
200BeneficiariesRead:
description: Beneficiaries Read
headers:
x-fapi-interaction-id:
description: An RFC4122 UID used as a correlation id.
required: true
schema:
type: string
RateLimit-Policy:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Policy'
RateLimit:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit'
content:
application/json; charset=utf-8:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBReadBeneficiary5'
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBReadBeneficiary5'
application/jose+jwe:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBReadBeneficiary5'
429Error:
description: Too Many Requests
headers:
Retry-After:
description: Number in seconds to wait
schema:
type: integer
x-fapi-interaction-id:
description: An RFC4122 UID used as a correlation id.
schema:
type: string
405Error:
description: Method Not Allowed
headers:
x-fapi-interaction-id:
description: An RFC4122 UID used as a correlation id.
required: true
schema:
type: string
schemas:
PostCode:
description: Identifier consisting of a group of letters and/or numbers that is added to a postal address to assist the sorting of mail.
type: string
example: EC2N 4AG
minLength: 1
maxLength: 16
Reference:
description: 'Unique reference, as assigned by the creditor, to unambiguously refer to the payment transaction.
Usage: If available, the initiating party should provide this reference in the structured remittance information, to enable reconciliation by the creditor upon receipt of the amount of money.
If the business context requires the use of a creditor reference or a payment remit identification, and only one identifier can be passed through the end-to-end chain, the creditor''s reference or payment remittance identification should be quoted in the end-to-end transaction identification.'
type: string
example: Towbar Club
minLength: 1
maxLength: 35
OBErrorResponse1:
description: An array of detail error codes, and messages, and URLs to documentation to help remediation.
type: object
properties:
Id:
description: A unique reference for the error instance, for audit purposes, in case of unknown/unclassified errors.
type: string
minLength: 1
maxLength: 40
Code:
description: Deprecated <br />High level textual error code, to help categorise the errors.
type: string
minLength: 1
example: 400 BadRequest
maxLength: 40
Message:
description: Deprecated <br />Brief Error message
type: string
minLength: 1
example: There is something wrong with the request parameters provided
maxLength: 500
Errors:
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBError1'
type: array
minItems: 1
required:
- Errors
additionalProperties: false
OBReadBeneficiary5:
type: object
required:
- Data
properties:
Data:
type: object
properties:
Beneficiary:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBBeneficiary5'
Links:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Links'
Meta:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
AccountId:
description: A unique and immutable identifier used to identify the account resource. This identifier has no meaning to the account owner.
type: string
example: '22289'
minLength: 1
maxLength: 40
TownName:
description: Name of a built-up area, with defined boundaries, and a local government.
type: string
example: London
minLength: 1
maxLength: 140
OBInternalAccountIdentification4Code:
description: Name of the identification scheme, in a coded form as published in an external list. <br /> For a full list of enumeration values refer to `OBInternalAccountIdentification4Code` in *OB_Internal_CodeSet* [here](https://github.com/OpenBankingUK/External_Internal_CodeSets)
type: string
x-namespaced-enum:
- UK.OBIE.BBAN
- UK.OBIE.IBAN
- UK.OBIE.PAN
- UK.OBIE.Paym
- UK.OBIE.SortCodeAccountNumber
- UK.OBIE.Wallet
OBPostalAddress7:
type: object
description: Information that locates and identifies a specific address, as defined by postal services.
properties:
AddressType:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBAddressType2Code'
Department:
description: Identification of a division of a large organisation or building.
example: Finance
type: string
minLength: 1
maxLength: 70
SubDepartment:
description: Identification of a sub-division of a large organisation or building.
example: Payroll
type: string
minLength: 1
maxLength: 70
StreetName:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/StreetName'
BuildingNumber:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/BuildingNumber'
BuildingName:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/BuildingName'
Floor:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Floor'
UnitNumber:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/UnitNumber'
Room:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Room'
PostBox:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PostBox'
TownLocationName:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/TownName'
DistrictName:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/DistrictName'
CareOf:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CareOf'
PostCode:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PostCode'
TownName:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/TownName'
CountrySubDivision:
description: Identifies a subdivision of a country such as state, region, county.
type: string
minLength: 1
maxLength: 35
Country:
description: Nation with its own government.
type: string
pattern: ^[A-Z]{2,2}$
AddressLine:
type: array
items:
description: Information that locates and identifies a specific address, as defined by postal services, presented in free format text.
type: string
minLength: 1
maxLength: 70
minItems: 0
maxItems: 7
BeneficiaryId:
description: A unique and immutable identifier used to identify the beneficiary resource. This identifier has no meaning to the account owner.
type: string
example: Ben1
minLength: 1
maxLength: 40
OBExternalStatusReason1Code:
description: Low level textual error code, for all enum values see `OBExternalStatusReason1Code` in *OB_Internal_CodeSet* [here](https://github.com/OpenBankingUK/External_Internal_CodeSets)
type: string
minLength: 4
maxLength: 4
example: U001
SecondaryIdentification:
description: "This is secondary identification of the account, as assigned by the account servicing institution. \nThis can be used by building societies to additionally identify accounts with a roll number (in addition to a sort code and account number combination)."
type: string
example: '87562298675897'
minLength: 1
maxLength: 34
Floor:
description: Number that identifies the level within a building
type: string
example: '11'
minLength: 1
maxLength: 70
Meta:
title: MetaData
type: object
description: Meta Data relevant to the payload
properties:
TotalPages:
type: integer
format: int32
FirstAvailableDateTime:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ISODateTime'
LastAvailableDateTime:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ISODateTime'
additionalProperties: false
OBBeneficiary5:
type: object
properties:
AccountId:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountId'
BeneficiaryId:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/BeneficiaryId'
BeneficiaryType:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBInternalBeneficiaryType1Code'
Reference:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Reference'
SupplementaryData:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBSupplementaryData1'
CreditorAgent:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBBranchAndFinancialInstitutionIdentification6_0'
CreditorAccount:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBCashAccount5_0'
additionalProperties: false
Links:
type: object
description: Links relevant to the payload
properties:
Self:
type: string
format: uri
First:
type: string
format: uri
Prev:
type: string
format: uri
Next:
type: string
format: uri
Last:
type: string
format: uri
additionalProperties: false
required:
- Self
Identification_1:
description: Unique and unambiguous identification of the servicing institution.
type: string
example: '80200112344562'
minLength: 1
maxLength: 35
OBInternalFinancialInstitutionIdentification4Code:
description: Name of the identification scheme, in a coded form as published in an external list.<br/> For a full list of enumeration values refer to `OBInternalFinancialInstitutionIdentification4Code` in *OB_Internal_CodeSet* [here](https://github.com/OpenBankingUK/External_Internal_CodeSets)
type: string
example: UK.OBIE.BICFI
x-namespaced-enum:
- UK.OBIE.BICFI
CareOf:
description: The 'care of' address is used whenever sending mail to a person or organisation who does not actually live or work at the address. They will receive the mail for the individual.
type: string
example: Jane Smith
minLength: 1
maxLength: 140
UnitNumber:
description: Number that identifies the unit of a specific address .
type: string
example: A88
minLength: 1
maxLength: 16
DistrictName:
description: Number that of the regional area, known as a district, which forms part of an address
type: string
example: Greater London
minLength: 1
maxLength: 140
PostBox:
description: Information that locates and identifies a box in a post office assigned to a person or organization, where letters for them are kept until called for.
type: string
example: PO Box 123456
minLength: 1
maxLength: 16
Room:
description: Information that locates and identifies a room to form part of an address
type: string
example: Basement 03
minLength: 1
maxLength: 70
Name_1:
description: Name by which an agent is known and which is usually used to identify that agent.
type: string
example: Agent Name
minLength: 1
maxLength: 140
OBCashAccount5_0:
type: object
required:
- SchemeName
- Identification
description: Provides the details to identify the beneficiary account.
properties:
SchemeName:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBInternalAccountIdentification4Code'
Identification:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Identification_0'
Name:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Name_0'
SecondaryIdentification:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/SecondaryIdentification'
Proxy:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBProxy1'
ISODateTime:
description: "All dates in the JSON payloads are represented in ISO 8601 date-time format. \nAll date-time fields in responses must include the timezone. An example is below:\n2017-04-05T10:43:07+00:00"
type: string
format: date-time
OBAddressType2Code:
description: Identifies the nature of the postal address. <br /> For a full set of codes see `OBAddressType2Code` in *OB_Internal_CodeSet* [here](https://github.com/OpenBankingUK/External_Internal_CodeSets).
type: string
example: BIZZ
enum:
- BIZZ
- DLVY
- MLTO
- PBOX
- ADDR
- HOME
- CORR
- STAT
Name_0:
description: 'The account name is the name or names of the account owner(s) represented at an account level, as displayed by the ASPSP''s online channels.
Note, the account name is not the product name or the nickname of the account.'
type: string
example: Jane Smith
minLength: 1
maxLength: 350
BuildingName:
description: Name of a referenced building.
type: string
minLength: 1
maxLength: 140
OBProxy1:
description: Specifies an alternate assumed name for the identification of the account.
type: object
required:
- Identification
- Code
properties:
Identification:
description: Identification used to indicate the account identification under another specified name.
type: string
example: '2360549017905188'
minLength: 1
maxLength: 2048
Code:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalProxyAccountType1Code'
Type:
type: string
description: Type of the proxy identification.
minLength: 1
maxLength: 35
OBBranchAndFinancialInstitutionIdentification6_0:
type: object
description: 'Party that manages the account on behalf of the account owner, that is manages the registration and booking of entries on the account, calculates balances on the account and provides information about the account.
This is the servicer of the beneficiary account.'
properties:
SchemeName:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBInternalFinancialInstitutionIdentification4Code'
Identification:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Identification_1'
Name:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Name_1'
PostalAddress:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBPostalAddress7'
LEI:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/LEI'
LEI:
description: Legal entity identification as an alternate identification for a party. Legal Entity Identifier is a code allocated to a party as described in ISO 17442 "Financial Services - Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)".
type: string
example: IZ9Q00LZEVUKWCQY6X15
minLength: 1
maxLength: 20
pattern: ^[A-Z0-9]{18,18}[0-9]{2,2}$
Identification_0:
description: Identification assigned by an institution to identify an account. This identification is known by the account owner.
type: string
example: '80200112344562'
minLength: 1
maxLength: 256
ExternalProxyAccountType1Code:
description: Specifies the external proxy account type code, as published in the proxy account type external code set.<br /> For more information and a full list of values see `ExternalProxyAccountType1Code` in *ISO_External_CodeSet* [here](https://github.com/OpenBankingUK/External_Internal_CodeSets)
type: string
example: TELE
enum:
- TELE
- EMAL
- DNAM
- CINC
- COTX
- COID
- CUST
- DRLC
- EIDN
- EWAL
- PVTX
- LEIC
- MBNO
- NIDN
- CCPT
- SHID
- SOSE
- TOKN
- UBIL
- VIPN
- BIID
OBSupplementaryData1:
type: object
properties: {}
additionalProperties: true
description: Additional information that can not be captured in the structured fields and/or any other specific block.
BuildingNumber:
description: Number that identifies the position of a building on a street.
type: string
example: '11'
minLength: 1
maxLength: 16
StreetName:
description: Name of a street or thoroughfare.
type: string
example: Bank Street
minLength: 1
maxLength: 140
OBError1:
type: object
properties:
ErrorCode:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OBExternalStatusReason1Code'
Message:
description: 'A description of the error that occurred. e.g., ''A mandatory field isn''t supplied'' or ''RequestedExecutionDateTime must be in future''
OBL doesn''t standardise this field'
type: string
minLength: 1
maxLength: 500
Path:
description: Recommended but optional reference to the JSON Path of the field with error, e.g., Data.Initiation.InstructedAmount.Currency
type: string
minLength: 1
maxLength: 500
Url:
description: URL to help remediate the problem, or provide more information, or to API Reference, or help etc
type: string
required:
- ErrorCode
additionalProperties: false
minProperties: 1
OBInternalBeneficiaryType1Code:
description: Specifies the Beneficiary Type.
type: string
example: Ordinary
enum:
- Trusted
- Ordinary
parameters:
x-fapi-auth-date:
in: header
name: x-fapi-auth-date
required: false
description: "The time when the PSU last logged in with the TPP. \nAll dates in the HTTP headers are represented as RFC 7231 Full Dates. An example is below: \nSun, 10 Sep 2017 19:43:31 UTC"
schema:
type: string
pattern: ^(Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun), \d{2} (Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec) \d{4} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2} (GMT|UTC)$
x-client-id:
in: header
name: x-client-id
required: false
description: "Only used if an ASPSP requires the client ID in order to return rate limit headers. \n\nTPPs __must__ refer to ASPSP developer portals for further information on any rate limit policies, if the headers are supported and any additional requirements.\n\nThis header __must not__ be used for client authentication\n"
schema:
type: string
x-fapi-customer-ip-address:
in: header
name: x-fapi-customer-ip-address
required: false
description: The PSU's IP address if the PSU is currently logged in with the TPP.
schema:
type: string
Authorization:
in: header
name: Authorization
required: true
description: An Authorisation Token as per https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6750
schema:
type: string
x-customer-user-agent:
in: header
name: x-customer-user-agent
description: Indicates the user-agent that the PSU is using.
required: false
schema:
type: string
AccountId:
name: AccountId
in: path
description: AccountId
required: true
schema:
type: string
x-fapi-interaction-id:
in: header
name: x-fapi-interaction-id
required: false
description: An RFC4122 UID used as a correlation id.
schema:
type: string
headers:
RateLimit:
required: false
description: 'TPPs __must__ refer to ASPSP developer portals for further information on any rate limit policies, if the headers are supported and any additional requirements.
A server uses the "RateLimit" response header field to communicate the current service limit for a quota policy for a particular partition key.
Example:
`RateLimit: "default";r=50;t=30`
The **REQUIRED** "r" parameter value conveys the remaining quota units for the identified policy.
The **OPTIONAL** "t" parameter value conveys the time window reset time for the identified policy.
'
schema:
type: string
RateLimit-Policy:
required: false
description: 'TPPs __must__ refer to ASPSP developer portals for further information on any rate limit policies, if the headers are supported and any additional requirements.
A non-empty list of Quota Policy Items. The Item value __MUST__ be a String.
Example:
`RateLimit-Policy: "default";q=100;w=10`
The **REQUIRED** "q" parameter indicates the quota allocated by this policy measured in quota units.
The **OPTIONAL** "w" parameter value conveys a time window.
'
schema:
type: string
securitySchemes:
TPPOAuth2Security:
type: oauth2
description: TPP client credential authorisation flow with the ASPSP
flows:
clientCredentials:
tokenUrl: https://authserver.example/token
scopes:
accounts: Ability to read Accounts information
PSUOAuth2Security:
type: oauth2
description: OAuth flow, it is required when the PSU needs to perform SCA with the ASPSP when a TPP wants to access an ASPSP resource owned by the PSU
flows:
authorizationCode:
authorizationUrl: https://authserver.example/authorization
tokenUrl: https://authserver.example/token
scopes:
accounts: Ability to read Accounts information